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Almost 60 years after the Americans and Russians battled for supremacy of the stars, two…
Channel 4 ups factual chief to Jay Hunt deputy
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has promoted head of factual Ralph Lee to deputy chief creative…
News brief: Scorpion has Porn on the Brain
London-based sales house Scorpion TV has acquired Porn on the Brain, a Channel 4 documentary…
France Televisions peers through Black Mirror
France Télévisions has acquired Charlie Brooker’s dystopian drama satire Black Mirror from Endemol Worldwide Distribution….
Pioneer Productions making UK floods doc
UK factual producer Pioneer Productions is making a fast turnaround doc about the recent floods that…
BBC and Sky settle retransmission fee dispute
The BBC and Sky have ended a long-running dispute about retransmission fees, agreeing that the…
Pioneer Productions staffs up
Pioneer Productions has hired two senior production executives. The Tinopolis-owned factual producer has recruited former…
All3Media Intn’l cuts programming deal with Swan Films
All3Media International has struck a deal with Swan Films, the freshly-minted UK indie set up…
BBC America poaches IWC’s Kelehar
US cable channel BBC America has moved further into original unscripted production with the hire…
Janice Hadlow out as BBC Two controller
Janice Hadlow has stepped down as controller of UK channels BBC Two and BBC Four….